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SOCIETY EOR THE PREVENTION OE CRUELTY TO ANIMALS 
IN ERANCE. 
The annual meeting of the Society for the Prevention 
of Cruelty to Animals was lately held at the Hotel de 
Ville, and was very respectably and numerously attended, 
particularly by ladies. Several excellent speeches were 
made by the chairman. Viscount de Valmer, and other 
members of the society ; and also by Sir John Scott Lillie, 
who headed a deputation from the London Society. 
The Chairman opened the business of the day by an 
address, in which he pointed out in forcible terms the great 
object of the society, and the influence it was calculated to 
exercise on the habits of the public, and concluded by 
calling on mothers and all those who had charge of the 
rising generation to inculcate a feeling of kindness towards 
animals. 
The Secretary then read a report of the proceedings for the 
year, which showed that great zeal and activity had been 
evinced by the members in promoting the object of the 
society. 
The names of the persons to whom medals had been 
awarded were then read. A silver gilt one was awarded to 
M. de Lamartine, and several others in silver and bronze to 
various persons ; also 30 silver and 29 bronze medals were 
given to different sergens de ville and others who had 
assisted in carrying out the provisions of the Grammont law 
for the protection of animals. 
Sir John Scott Lillie thanked the meeting for the honour 
done to the English society in inviting it to be represented 
at that meeting, and said he was happy to be its chosen 
representative. The English society acted in union with 
that of France in endeavouring, as far as possible, to preyent 
cruelty to the lower class of animals, and in rewarding the 
individuals who distinguished themselves by acts of humanity, 
and in punishing those convicted of cruelty to dumb crea- 
tures incapable of defence or resistance. He was proud to 
tell the meeting that the first bill brought before the 
British Parliament on that subject was presented by Mr. 
Martin, an Irishman, and a countryman of his own. He 
persevered in the cause of humanity, notwithstanding the 
ridicule cast on him, until his efforts were crowned with 
